Story of two islands

An hour's drive from the center of Brisbane is Wellington Point, a popular holiday destination well known to all who live in the capital of the Australian subtropics. This resort town began to gain popularity at the end of the 19th century, when in November 1889 a railway connection was opened between Brisbane and Cleveland. This was also facilitated by the Queensland Railways newspaper, which heavily advertised Wellington Point and other small coastal villages located along the new line to lovers of family vacations by the sea. It was especially crowded here during the Christmas holidays, when the beach was literally buried in the multicolored tents and rang from the happy laughter of children splashing in the still waters of Moreton Bay.

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